My New Years “Resolutions” and Why I’m Not Buying Into It

Let me just say, I’m not about to be negative about resolutions or anything, so don’t stop reading right now if you’re a huge resolution maker. I’m just not a person who really makes resolutions or needs January 1 to roll around before I try to better myself.

Being happy. Being me. Being what I’m supposed to be. . . All of that sounds real good when you look at it on paper, but it is a never ending (sometimes painful) journey. Fighting myself to become better, develop better habits and become the best version of me is HARD. It’s a hard hard thing to better yourself. No one else is going to better you. It’s YOU sister. You are the only one who can make yourself better. So I do understand why a clean start date is helpful for some people, don’t get me wrong. I want to be that encouragement that can help you start right NOW! Not wait.

Becoming the confident woman that you were created to be isn’t easy. And we all struggle. But it is so worth it. I’m not an expert on personal growth, but I will call myself a personal growth advocate. If you’re not growing and learning and making yourself better, then what are you even doing?

I get why people like to have a firm start date: January 1. I also get that it falls right after the holidays when you typically get out of your good routine, you eat poorly, sleep poorly, don’t focus on yourself, etc. I get it! But why can’t we start right now!? How about January 9 for a start date? How about 8:16am? If you want something GO GET IT! You don’t have to wait for the clock to chime a certain day and time.

Basically what I’m saying is get one your horse and ride toward your goals, no matter the day, no matter the time. Don’t wait til Monday or the first of the month. Don’t say “oh I have this event coming up, I’ll do it after that”. How about now?

Are you a New Years resolution setter? Or a whenever resolution setter?